Quick update because I don’t have so much time available lately, days pass and it is getting difficult to have some time to write a new post. SAP decided to send some information to my email when downloading or consulting specific information from Support Portal. I leave you some information related virtualization of SAP systems […]
Author: Mike
SAP HANA Vora 101: Architecture, Requirements and Cluster Tools
I worked lately with SAP HANA Vora and Cloudera and I am really impressed with both applications. Right now it is easier to deploy a configure Apache Hadoop using Cloudera Manager and Cloudera CDH, you don’t have to install and configure each part of Apache Hadoop individually. SAP takes advantage of Apache Hadoop and release […]
SAP for Beginners 101: Try SAP for free
I received multiple questions from SAP newcomers about how they can try SAP for free and install it on their computers. Well, it is not an easy questions since: There are a lot of different SAP systems such as SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP BusinessObjects, etc. The question “How can I install SAP on my […]
SAP Data Services: Monday free Traces
I going to confess you something: I’m not the happiest person on Earth when working with SAP Data Services. Trying to solve an error during a job execution or performance issue became a pain in the ass. If you have work with SAP Data Services you’ll probably understand me completely, if not I’ll give you […]
Troubleshooting for SAP Lumira Desktop Client
It’s been a while since the last post on the blog. I have been traveling though Colombia for holidays and working on different projects so I almost have no time for a new entry. I want to write something about Colombia in the future but right now I want to talk you a little bit […]
Oracle Advance Compression: Compress to improve performance
One of the most useful tools in order to improve a SAP systems with Oracle Database is Advance Compression. I don’t usually see much Basis Teams using this feature of Oracle in order to tune up a little bit their databases saving space and improving performance. I want to give you some information about how […]
SAP LT101: How to start and troubleshooting
SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) is becoming a popular choice to transfer and transform data between SAP and non-SAP sources. The idea behind is to have an utility that allows us to transfer data in real time between different sources with the possibility of transform it during the process. For example, we can transfer data from […]
MSSQL Server on Linux: A New Hope
2016 will be remember as the year of Trump’s victory, Brexit and Microsoft releasing SQL Server for Linux. I was feeling a mix between skeptical and excited the first time I read about MSSQL Server on Linux but after reading a bit I have to say I’m quite surprised of what Microsoft have achieved. The […]
Important SAP HANA HotNews about database corruption
SAP released a HotNews related with database corruption within HANA databases. SAP HotNews are SAP Note with Very High/Critical priority that should be checked in advance and as soon as possible. The HotNew I’m talking about is SAP Note 2370160 – Possible Rowstore Table Corruption When Continuous Page Flush is Enabled that describes a possible […]
Goal Setting 101: New Year’s Resolutions for dummies
New Year, New Life. This New Year comes with plenty of resolutions, goals and good purposes that will be forgotten in a couple of months. Probably because we forgot about them or just because we are lazy. I’ll give you some tips to keep your focus during the whole year so you will achieve your […]